Píñar is a municipality located in the
province of Granada, Spain. It is located at 46 km from
Granada, and 11 km from
Iznalloz, capital of the Comarca of
Los Montes Orientales.
It is home to the ruins of a large castle (likely founded by the
Romans
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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, and later re-used by the
Moors
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), declared national monument, and to the
Cuevas de las Ventanas, a group of caves. The Carigüela archaeological site is also located within the communal territory.
His
sister city
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While there are early examples of inter ...
is
Tetuán,
Morocco
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.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Granada
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